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March 19, 2014 1:40 AM

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An Iranian man plays with a firework in the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, during Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire, on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year, when Iranians jump over burning bonfires and throw firecrackers celebrating arrival of the spring which coincides with their new year, or Nowruz, which begins on March 21. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) less

An Iranian man plays with a firework in the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, during Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire, on the eve of the last Wednesday ... more

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OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 18: Fast food workers and activists protest outside of a McDonald's restaurant on March 18, 2014 in Oakland, California. Dozens of fast food workers and union activists staged a demonstration at a McDonald's restaurant as part of a nationwide series of protests against McDonald's labor practices. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) less

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 18: Fast food workers and activists protest outside of a McDonald's restaurant on March 18, 2014 in Oakland, California. Dozens of fast food workers and union activists staged a ... more

Tibetan Buddhist monks holding ceremonial scarfs stand in a line to welcome their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, fourth left, as he arrives at the Jhonang Takten Phuntsok Choeling monastery in Shimla, India, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Tenzin Choejor) less

Tibetan Buddhist monks holding ceremonial scarfs stand in a line to welcome their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, fourth left, as he arrives at the Jhonang Takten Phuntsok Choeling monastery in Shimla, India, ... more

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Indian revellers take part in the game of 'Huranga' at The Dauji Temple in Mathura, some 100kms south of New Delhi on March 18, 2014. 'Huranga' is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, the festival of colours, during which men drench women with liquid colours and women tear off the clothes of the men. AFP PHOTO/ Chandan KHANNAChandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images less

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Indian revellers take part in the game of 'Huranga' at The Dauji Temple in Mathura, some 100kms south of New Delhi on March 18, 2014. 'Huranga' is a game played between men and women a day after Holi, ... more

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People rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, with banners and portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading "We are together," in Red Square in Moscow, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting past injustice and responding to what he called Western encroachment upon Russia's vital interests. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) less

People rally in support of Crimea joining Russia, with banners and portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reading "We are together," in Red Square in Moscow, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. With a sweep of ... more

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DENPASAR,, BALI - MARCH 18: Wayan Candra, founder of Gases Workshop poses for a portrait on March 18, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Each year the Balinese Hindus celebrate Nyepi ceremony, or 'Silence day', to commemorate the forthcoming Caka new year. This year, the ceremony will take place on March 31, 2014. The day before Nyepi, the Balinese celebrate Pengerupukan Day, which traditionally parades ogoh-ogoh effigys. These characters represent the form of demons, as an expression of evil traits. A famous workshop creates these ogoh-ogoh characters, Gases Workshop, owned by Wayan Candra in Denpasar. In the preceding month before Nyepi, Gases can potentially earn hundreds of ogoh-ogoh orders. The main customers are usually Bali resort hotels. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

DENPASAR,, BALI - MARCH 18: Wayan Candra, founder of Gases Workshop poses for a portrait on March 18, 2014 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Each year the Balinese Hindus celebrate Nyepi ceremony, or 'Silence ... more

Rebel fighters fire a machine gun during clashes with pro-government forces on March 18, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The regime planes bombed Aleppo today, killing at least four people, including two children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/AMC/TAMER AL-HALABITAMER AL-HALABI/AFP/Getty Images less

Rebel fighters fire a machine gun during clashes with pro-government forces on March 18, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The regime planes bombed Aleppo today, killing at least four people, ... more

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A Syrian man evacuates a child found in the rubble of a residential building reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter on March 18, 2014 in Aleppo. AFP PHOTO/KHALED KHATIBKHALED KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images less

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A Syrian man evacuates a child found in the rubble of a residential building reportedly hit by an explosives-filled barrel dropped by a government forces helicopter on March 18, 2014 in Aleppo. AFP ... more

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Guests listen as U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to 24 U.S. Army veterans awarded for heroic action in combat during World War II, Korea and Vietnam, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) less

Guests listen as U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to 24 U.S. Army veterans awarded for heroic action in combat during World War II, Korea and Vietnam, during a ceremony in the East Room ... more

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 18: Women hold banners during a protest for higher wages for fast food workers on March 18, 2014 in New York City. The protest, arranged by the group "Fast Food Forward" accused fast food corporations of corporate greed and withholding wages. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 18: Women hold banners during a protest for higher wages for fast food workers on March 18, 2014 in New York City. The protest, arranged by the group "Fast Food Forward" accused fast food ... more

Republican candidate for Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) greets supporters after winning the nomination in the Illinois Primary in Chicago, March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) less

Republican candidate for Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (R) greets supporters after winning the nomination in the Illinois Primary in Chicago, March 18, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: ... more

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 18: A man recites the Koran after a special prayers held for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370, March 18, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared ten days ago carrying 227 passengers and 12-crew on route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. All passengers and crew are currently under investigation and 22 countries are involved in extensive search for the airliner. (Photo by Rahman Roslan/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MARCH 18: A man recites the Koran after a special prayers held for the missing Malaysian airliner MH370, March 18, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 ... more

An Afghan resident marks a page with her thumb-print as she registers to vote at a regsitration centre in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 18, 2014. Afghanistan is due to hold presidential and provincial council elections in April this year. AFP PHOTO/FARSHAD USYANFARSHAD USYAN/AFP/Getty Images less

An Afghan resident marks a page with her thumb-print as she registers to vote at a regsitration centre in Mazar-i-Sharif on March 18, 2014. Afghanistan is due to hold presidential and provincial council ... more

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A voter casts his ballot in the Illinois primary election at a laundromat in Chicago, March 18, 2014. Illinois Republicans go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a candidate to run for governor against a Democratic incumbent they say is weak enough to give their party a shot at taking back an office long held by Democrats in the left-leaning state. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) less

A voter casts his ballot in the Illinois primary election at a laundromat in Chicago, March 18, 2014. Illinois Republicans go to the polls on Tuesday to choose a candidate to run for governor against a ... more

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Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, on March 18, 2014. Mounted players compete for points by throwing a stuffed sheepskin into a well. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKOVYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images less

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Kyrgyz riders play the traditional Central Asian sport Buzkashi also known as Kok-Boru or Oglak Tartis in the Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, on March 18, 2014. Mounted players compete for points by ... more

National Transportation Safety Board investigators, left, and other personnel work the scene where a news helicopter crashed into a street and burst into flames Tuesday, March 18, 2014, near Seattle's Space Needle, killing two people on board, badly injuring a man in a car and sending plumes of black smoke over the city during the morning commute. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) less

National Transportation Safety Board investigators, left, and other personnel work the scene where a news helicopter crashed into a street and burst into flames Tuesday, March 18, 2014, near Seattle's Space ... more

A student from the Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino High School steps on a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Airlines plane Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at their campus at Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines. Officials revealed a new timeline Monday suggesting the final voice transmission from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian plane may have occurred before any of its communications systems were disabled, adding more uncertainty about who aboard might have been to blame. The search for Flight 370, which vanished early March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, has now been expanded deep into the northern and southern hemispheres. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) less

A student from the Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino High School steps on a mural depicting the missing Malaysia Airlines plane Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at their campus at Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines. ... more

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